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Stock #: 1013936 Size: 15cm high
Price: AU$ 1,950.00
US$ 2,047.50
€ 1,540.50
£ 1,287.00
Meissen figure of Dionysus, modeled in a theatrical pose with one arm raising a bunch of grapes, the other behind his back, further grapes in his hair and a fruiting vine growing up a stump to his side, a deer skin draped across his back with complete head & antlers at the front.
Probably modeled by F Meyer, c. 1745
References: No other example has been found in the literature. ref. Yvonne Adams book - Meissen Figures-, which illustrates a Satyress which partners with this figure perfectly (Dionysus traditionally has a Satyress as a consort). This was apparently a table figure f
Condition: restored antler, very minor losses
Antique Porcelain & Pottery
Antique Figurines & Statues
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